I'm not sure if the Orange Bowl would take TCU or Boise State over a 1 loss Big Ten team at this point, but I'm also not sure if Wisconsin, Iowa, or Michigan will make it through the Big Ten with only one loss. (or in Iowa's case, undefeated)

I'm not sure if the Orange Bowl would take TCU or Boise State over a 1 loss Big Ten team at this point, but I'm also not sure if Wisconsin, Iowa, or Michigan will make it through the Big Ten with only one loss. (or in Iowa's case, undefeated)

-Boise State is in the national championship game. Only Nevada really seems to pose much of a serious threat at this point, whereas Ohio State could realistically lose to about 3-4 teams in the Big Ten. Obviously, if both teams are undefeated, Ohio State would go (or Oklahoma, or Oregon, etc.), but I'm becoming increasingly less convinced there will be an undefeated team from a BCS conference.

-Alabama is still in. Even a 1 loss team from the SEC will likely get the nod, given their history.

-Because Boise State is in the title game, I think the rest of the bowl committees will feel more comfortable excluding a team from the Mountain West. In this case, the beneficiary is Stanford, which to this point would deserve it for their on-field play anyway.

-Notre Dame and BYU are both out. I have a hard time imagining Notre Dame finishing the season 5-3 with their schedule. BYU, with almost sure losses to TCU and Utah, would basically need to run the table on the rest of the MWC; certainly not impossible, but they look awful right now.

-North Carolina is back in, having beat a so-so Rutgers team. I know this will cause great joy for many.

-Wisconsin is being punished for being bitches and running the score up on Austin Peay. Naughty naughty....

-Tennessee and Georgia are hanging to bowl bids by the skin of their teeth.